Question

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple. Ferdinand Magellan 1)Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple.

 

Ferdinand Magellan 1) ………(be) a Portuguese sailor who 2) ……… (want) to
sail around the world. Emperor Charles V of Spain 3) ……… (give) him five ships
and two hundred and sixty-five Spanish sailors. They 4) ……… (leave) Spain on
the 20th of September 1519 and 5) ……… (begin) their long and
dangerous journey.

On the journey, Magellan 6) ……… (discover) the Pacific Ocean. Unfortunately,
he and many of the sailors 7) ……… (die) in a battle on 27th April,
1521. after that, a Spanish sailor 8) ………(take) control of the ships and 9) ...
…… (set off) to complete the voyage. Only one ship and sixteen men 10)
………(survive) the journey. They 11) ……… (arrive) back in Spain on 6th
September, 1522. They 12) ………(be) the first men to sail around the world.

Answer 1

Ferdinand Magellan 1) …was……(be) a Portuguese sailor who 2) …wanted…… (want) to
sail around the world. Emperor Charles V of Spain 3) …gave…… (give) him five ships
and two hundred and sixty-five Spanish sailors. They 4) left……… (leave) Spain on
the 20th of September 1519 and 5) …begun…… (begin) their long and
dangerous journey.

On the journey, Magellan 6) …discovered…… (discover) the Pacific Ocean. Unfortunately,
he and many of the sailors 7) …died…… (die) in a battle on 27th April,
1521. after that, a Spanish sailor 8) …took……(take) control of the ships and 9) ...
set off…… (set off) to complete the voyage. Only one ship and sixteen men 10)
…survived……(survive) the journey. They 11) arrived……… (arrive) back in Spain on 6th
September, 1522. They 12) …were……(be) the first men to sail around the world.